Shoulder

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Dr. Hankin
6 Nov 2007 @ 10 AM

Objectives

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1. Define the movements of the shoulder.
2. Describe the skeletal elements and joints of the shoulder girdle. What is the shoulder girdle? What are the basic features of a synovial joint?
3. Define the muscle groups acting on the shoulder joint: extrinsic shoulder/back muscles, intrinsic shoulder muscles, and arm muscles involved in shoulder movements.
4. What shoulder muscles comprise the "rotator cuff"? Describe their primary actions and understand their role in movement of the glenohumeral joint.
5. Identify boundaries and structures associated with the quadrangular and triangular spaces.

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